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Re:TikTok reveals details of how its algorithm works by blueblisters on Thursday September 10, 2020 @03:17PM (#24435583)
It can be a) very expensive b) also very difficult to implement.

Video understanding is an active field of research and I'm not sure state of the art is there yet for capturing nuance like engagement potential, categories etc.

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Re:TikTok reveals details of how its algorithm works by wombatmobile on Thursday September 10, 2020 @11:59PM (#24439064)
State of the art where? College? Silicone Valley? Bangalore? Shanghai? Beijing? Hangzhou?
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Re:TikTok reveals details of how its algorithm works by blueblisters on Friday September 11, 2020 @03:02AM (#24439888)
State of the art in academia, which is largely location agnostic.
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